I have always enjoyed making my own cards.
I would like to think my card making skills are improving as the years go by.
Here is the wonderful thing about blogging….I get to share my cards with everyone! And you don’t get a say in it 😉
Here is my latest creation. A birthday card I made for my mom’s best friend.
I love the way this clear sticker paper looks like glass. I keep trying to find more things to make with it.
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Ian started T-Ball this year and I couldn’t be more excited!
This is my very first time being a sports mom. I have been there for my nieces’ sports, and so I kinda know what is going on since my sister has experienced it all.
Each week one player brings snacks for after the game. Since it was my turn I just had to make cute little gift bags with my Silhouette and Just So Scrappy’s Batter Up kit.
I also made Thank You cards for the people who contributed to Ian’s fundraiser.
I think they turned out pretty cute. And I made Ian write his name in each one.
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I shared this project on the Silhouette Challenges Blog
My mom loves tea.
I mean she LOVES tea. She drinks tea like I drink coffee.
I don’t get it, but then again, she doesn’t get why I drink coffee.
I had seen some Teacher Appreciation gifts that incorporate tea with a card stating “You are a Tea-rific Teacher”. I thought how cute would it be to make a tea bag shaped gift bag with the same sentiment for my mom.
When making the graphics for the bag, I had the hardest time with the fonts.
I wanted something curvy and fancy. But those fonts were just too thin and didn’t cut well with the paper. Plus I had to use a font that could be connected together.
I also didn’t want “you are” to be larger than “mom” but I needed the words to be connected, so I used a vintage tea-cup in between the words.
I added a string to tie the bag closed and made a tag in the same shape. That way the whole thing looks just like a tea bag.
The execution of the cut file took a few tries, but I finally found fonts that worked, and still looked elegant.
Of course I couldn’t get this kind of cut with the use of my Silhouette Cameo. I used two shades of card stock and a patterned scrapbook paper to give it a little more life.
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I shared this project on the Silhouette Challenges Blog, and won!
Ahhh…..Spring is in the air.
Seriously all over the air, making us all sneeze like crazy!
But it also brings about more and more baby showers! My new favorite thing to do is to make onesies for the new babies.
A cousin of mine lives all the way across the country and had a baby last December. A few weeks ago she brought the baby back west to meet all the family and friends living here. They had a little party and specifically asked for no gifts.
pfft. yeah right! Like I could go see a brand new baby boy and not out fit him in some adorable clothes.
So I made these onesies using some heat transfer vinyl that I cut out with my Silhouette Cameo.
The black heat transfer vinyl was a free sample from Happy Crafters. I was very pleased with the results. The designs for the gentleman shirt went on smoothly and quickly. When the vinyl adhered to the shirt it immediately released from the transfer plastic. So there was no slowly lifting the corner to see to make sure it is sticking.
The top hat and monocle seemed fitting for a southern gentleman.
This is the back of the gentleman one. My cousin is super funny and one day was complaining about the use of hashtags on Facebook. So…..I couldn’t resist.
I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to attend the Meet & Greet, so I thought I might have to mail them to her. But at the last-minute I was able to go, so of course I had to make a gift bag, because, well….I can.
I have another cousin who is expecting and we will be giving her baby shower soon. So stay tuned for some more adorable onesies.
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